Snuffbox, mid-18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-18th century
Snuffbox in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.1207), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it mid-18th century.
The museum records the medium as Vernis Martin on papier mâché, gold and the dimensions as Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (8.9 × 6.7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Women. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Vernis Martin on papier mâché, gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (8.9 × 6.7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Identification
- Met object id
- 193880
- Museum object name
- Snuffbox
- Museum object number
- 17.190.1207
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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